[Cloud looks at the chair across from her, but doesn't sit down. He reaches up to touch his earlobe, self-conscious of it - a guard had grabbed the fancy giant hoop earring he'd been wearing as part of his girl outfit and torn the thing in two. He'd have to get it sewn back up when it didn't hurt as much.]

I just wanted to say thanks for trying to look after me. If you ever need anything from me, I'll do whatever I can.

All I wanted to ask was - why? Not to be weird about it, but we don't know each other.